Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to guests gathered for a campaign event on the campus of Des Moines Area Community College on August 26, 2015 in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for new gun-control measures in the wake of a shooting at a community college in Oregon on Thursday that left at least 13 people dead.

"It is just beyond my comprehension that we are seeing these mass murders happen again and again and again. And as I have said, we have got to get the political will to do everything we can to keep people safe," Clinton told Merica.

"You know I know there is a way to have sensible gun control measures that help prevent violence, prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands and save lives."

Clinton also tweeted from her account later Thursday:

Clinton has supported universal background checks for individuals hoping to buy guns, a measure that has broad public support but failed to pass Congress more than two years ago.

This isn't the first time the former secretary of state has commented on mass shootings during her candidacy.

In late August, Clinton took time after a press conference in Iowa to condemn the shooting of two reporters in Virginia by a disgruntled former co-worker.